Well I'm buying a new computer, and I'm probably going to build it, so what kind of parts do I need?I know some of them but could anybody be so kind and list them? And well I hardly play any games, but I think that rendering needs quite much power, the budget is about 950-1150€ (1300-1600 USD).

Damn those computers are expensive in Finland, does anybody have even a thought that would it be cheaper to order somewhere else?

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I've heard buying systems in Switzerland can save quite a bit of money. As per the specs you'd need, I'd say something in the i5 area, (just 'cause I perfer Intel) 4gb ram (pretty much any company will do; Hynix and Kingston are the most popular here), 500gb hd would probably be plenty (Maxtor is nice), and mainboards, well, Asus makes nice stuff. Cooling and cases I'd say CoolerMaster.

Just a little side note to my previous comment and to Mike's, typically it's better to go with dedicated graphics (a discrete graphics card) rather than integrated; and I include Intel's i series as being integrated because they are still built onto the die, and create heat alongside the cpu.

In order to maintain a longer lasting system it's always best to keep the heat down, especially if you're looking for a bit extra performance (the gpu on the cpu die can then be dedicated to cpu-intensive tasks.)

It also snags a bit more life out of the system's fans, as long as you go for an entry-level graphics card. (Something along the lines of a Geforce 210 - 220, or if you're into AMD, a Radeon HD 4000 or so. I'm not very good with AMD's little numbering system.)

If you could wait just some more time, the new Ivy Bridge processor line from Intel is slated to come out in a couple of weeks to months.

Though I have no inside information to what they are going to be exactly, you have to base your judgment over what had happened to Sandy Bridge with it proving to be an incremental upgrade to most people.

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